Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 12, 2013 |
signed chap.102 |
Jul 02, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 21, 2013 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1596 substituted for s1643 |
Jun 21, 2013 |
substituted by a4025 ordered to third reading cal.1596 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1643
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4025 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2013-S1643 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S1643 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1643 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smoking at playgrounds PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to place restrictions on smoking on playgrounds SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the Public Health Law by adding a new section 1399-0-1 that places smoking restrictions at playgrounds. 1. Smoking is not permitted between sunrise and sunset when one or more persons under the age of 12 are present at the playground. For the purposes of this section, playground is defined as an improved area designed, equipped, and set aside for play by six or more children and is not intended to be used as an athletic playing field or athletic court and shall include any play equipment, surfacing, fencing, signs, internal pathways, internal land forms, vegetation, and related structures, Playgrounds or playground equipment constructed on one, two, and three-family residential real property are exempt from the requirements of this section, This section shall not apply to any playground located within the city of New York. 2. No police officer, peace officer, regulatory officer or law
2013-S1643 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1643 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smok- ing at playgrounds THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1399-o-1 to read as follows: S 1399-O-1. SMOKING RESTRICTIONS; CERTAIN OUTDOOR AREAS. 1. SMOKING SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AND NO PERSON SHALL SMOKE DURING THE HOURS BETWEEN SUNRISE AND SUNSET, WHEN ONE OR MORE PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF TWELVE ARE PRESENT AT ANY PLAYGROUND. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "PLAYGROUND" MEANS AN IMPROVED AREA DESIGNED, EQUIPPED, AND SET ASIDE FOR PLAY OF SIX OR MORE CHILDREN WHICH IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE AS AN ATHLETIC PLAYING FIELD OR ATHLETIC COURT, AND SHALL INCLUDE ANY PLAY EQUIPMENT, SURFACING, FENCING, SIGNS, INTERNAL PATHWAYS, INTERNAL LAND FORMS, VEGETATION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES. PLAYGROUNDS OR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED UPON ONE, TWO AND THREE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PLAYGROUND LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 2. NO POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, REGULATORY OFFICER OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL MAY ARREST, TICKET, STOP OR QUESTION ANY PERSON BASED SOLELY OR IN PART ON AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, NOR MAY AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SUPPORT PROBABLE CAUSE TO CONDUCT ANY SEARCH OR LIMITED SEARCH OF ANY PERSON OR HIS OR HER IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04782-01-3
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